Update on the Field Horsetail

After monitoring last years attempt at fumigating the soil and trying multiple types of herbicides, this pesky weed still did not want to give up. You can see that after fall plant removal, the horsetail was still very much present. All of the weeding and spraying did not help to remove this from the landscape.

Luckily, this weed has not spread to other parts of the landscape or out onto the course. Our latest attempt at trying to remove the horsetail from the bed before it can try to spread was to excavate the entire bed to remove all of the contaminated soil. We will line the bed with a 5 oz landscape fabric before bringing in new soil and starting the bed over again.

Roughly 40 cubic yards of soil was removed, about an 18" depth. We will keep you updated with the progress of this bed.

 

-Bryan Miller, horticulturist

 

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The Holiday Season at Hyde Park

The holiday season is here with a chance to pause and reflect as we head into 2018 with a lot to be thankful for. I would like to thank all of the Hyde Park membership for your support, with 13 seasons in the books for myself it has gone very quickly and it is nice to look back at the learning moments, accomplishments and the challenges ahead. The transformation of the Grounds at Hyde Park has been a team and collaborative effort, I am very fortunate to be surrounded by an amazing Grounds Team dedicated to provide the best to the entire membership. Thanks for all you do!
The last few weeks have been very busy, with final touches to the turf for the winter and the continuous preparations for the Legacy renovations ahead!
The last of the leaf clean-up has been completed along with the final sand topdressings and deeptine aeration to the putting surfaces. The staff is busy with equipment maintenance, enhancing course accessories for next season and participation in continuing education activities.

 The grounds staff continues to move forward with many tasks related to the Legacy renovations slated to begin in mid to late February pending a few details.
The Grounds staff and I have been busy with:

Laying Conduit

• Placing conduit for network, telephone, new irrigation and future expansions at the grounds building and beyond
• Temporary parking lot construction on Erie Ave.
• Relocation of irrigation infrastructure including pipe, wire and communication
• Finalizing details for contractor selection, we are excited to announce Golf Preservations have been selected to complete the renovations at the practice facility. Their work will commence May 1st with a ten week timeline, followed by a grow-in period for all surfaces
• Final landscape preparations around the entire clubhouse

My daughter Maeve giving me a hand!

Re routing com lines through old chipping green

From the entire Grounds Team and I we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Thank-you,
Pat O'Brien
Grounds Superintendent

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